VARIATION IN THE DIVISION OF SCIATIC NERVE: A CASE REPORT
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v2i4.172Keywords:
Human cadaver, Posterior compartment, Pelvic cavity, Sciatic nerve, , Tibial nerve, Common peroneal nerveAbstract
The sciatic nerve is the nerve of the posterior compartment of the thigh. It is the largest nerve of the body.
Not only does it have the largest number of nerve fibers, but it also supplies a vast region. It controls
hamstrings and all muscles of the lower limb below the knee. We are reporting a unilateral division of the
sciatic nerve found in a 45 year old male cadaver. The division of sciatic nerve into tibial nerve and
common peroneal nerve was found to be in the pelvic region instead at the upper angle of popliteal fossa.
Incidence of this variation in general population needs to be investigated so as to create awareness among
surgeons and anesthetists about the degree and extent of variation in sciatic nerve formation.
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